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VFS Makeup Design for Film & Television grads compete in the student competition at the 2009 Canadian Makeup Show, placing 3rd in the Glamour category and winning the Grand Prize in the SFX/CSI Theme category.
Read about the event here: www.vfs.com/blog/2009/04/08/grand-prize-winner-at-the-can...
Learn more about VFS's one-year Makeup Design for Film & Television program here: vfs.com/makeupdesign
The Iron Wolves Team #2709 of Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Academy (MSA)—a six-year-old public school with 82% of students from low-income families—competed in the 2014 FIRSTRobotics Midwest Regional at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, April 4-5, 2014. The Iron Wolves were part of the winning alliance at last year’s Midwest Regional that earned a spot to compete in their first ever FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) Championship at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.
Generous support is provided to the Iron Wolves from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Motorola Solutions Foundation. Their backing has helped the team travel to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio to compete in regional tournaments. The team is actively and publicly fund raising for additional support. Donations can be sent to the Iron Wolves at:
Iron Wolves Robotics Team 2709
Attention: Julie Puzon
3663 S. Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60653
1-(773)-358-6800
This year, team members were given six weeks to build a robot that could lift two-foot exercise balls and send them sailing through targets on a large court. The teens designed and constructed, programmed and researched until they had a 120-pound robot. The Iron Wolves Team #2709 faced more than 50 teams from the Midwest and as far away as Turkey at the three-day regional.
According to third-year team member Mario Franco, a junior at MSA, their robot (Baby Red) experienced some technical difficulties that hampered the team’s chances at being a part of the winning alliance. He acknowledged that the robot’s nimble and low-center of gravity were desirable qualities during competition, but in the end, “Baby Red’s” trouble catching and launching the game balls limited the team’s scoring potential.
“The atmosphere at the UIC Pavilion for the Midwest Regional is electric,” said Iron Wolves head coach and MSA math teacher Lorenzo Craig. “Adults and kids are having fun tinkering with robots, meeting new friends from all over and creating a safe space to enjoy STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).”
View more photos at Illinois First Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/illinoisfirst/
Photo credit: David Terry
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 16, 2021 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. During Sandhurst, 44 teams representing four U.S. service academies and 16 ROTC programs compete against one another in a variety of military related contests. (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Tyler Williams)
CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Hundreds of Soldiers, Airmen, civilians and their families from the Camp Zama community kicked off Army Birthday Week with sports, games and tournaments designed to build camaraderie and esprit de corps throughout U.S. Army Japan Command. For five days dozens of units from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will compete in various challenges to test their cumulative strength, speed, endurance and dexterity. From team sports, golf scrambles and swim relays to bowling tournaments, relay races and free throw competitions, the Army Birthday Week events offer a variety of team competitions and individual contests that maximize appeal across the entire sports spectrum.
The “Not in My Squad” challenge offered the most unique competition appearing in this week’s lineup. Nine representatives from Camp Zama’s Army and Air Force units endured a series of physically draining events spread along a three-mile route. The teams worked together to carry five-gallon cans of water to each event where they performed various exercises comprising hundreds of pushups, situps, pullups, tire flips and kettle bell curls. The challenge concluded with a role-play scenario that tested the teams’ cumulative knowledge about how to handle a sexual harassment incident.
A unit that wins first place in a specific event earns five points, while second and third place finishes earn three and two points respectively. Every unit that participates in an event earns one point.
As of June 15, 2016, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion maintains the lead with 35 points. The 441st Military Intelligence Battalion holds second place with 29 points and Medical Department Activity-Japan pulled into third place with 27 points. U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) remains in fourth place with 23 points. Since Monday USARJ has earned third place in the soccer tournament, second place in the "Not in My Squad" challenge, and first place in the swim relay.
On Friday, June 17, all teams will convene at the Camp Zama High School sports complex to compete to foot races and cheer on their comrades in the annual tug-of-war bout and soccer match between the JGSDF’s Central Readiness Force U.S. service members stationed Camp Zama.
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan
German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 16, 2021 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. During Sandhurst, 44 teams representing four U.S. service academies and 16 ROTC programs compete against one another in a variety of military related contests. (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Tyler Williams)
I had a chance to visit the Minnesota Renaissance Fair in Shakopee, MN, over the Labor Day weekend in September 2011- wow - it was great! One of the themes going on was belly dancing competition and a lot of other belly dancing going on - all ages, all skill levels, all body types - it was fantastic but my neck is still sore from watching all the dancers! They were everywhere!! With any luck I'll be going back to the MRF in 2012!
P.S. I do have to admire and respect all the dancers that got up in front of a bunch of people - they brought a lot of passion to their dancing - rock on ladies!
Dorms compete at the 2016 Hogolympics featuring contests as varied as a slow bike race, frisbee toss, 3-legged race and water balloon toss. For the record, this year's winners were Lower North Crossley on the boys' side, with Rikert taking out the girls' competitions. Photographs by Glenn Minshall.
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 16, 2021 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. During Sandhurst, 44 teams representing four U.S. service academies and 16 ROTC programs compete against one another in a variety of military related contests. (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Tyler Williams)
To compete and win in lucrative Asia-Pacific markets, America has some serious networking to do.
This infographic illustrates a key reason for the sharp drop in the U.S. share of this booming region’s imports: the fact that 16 of the region’s major economies are tied together by an extensive (and growing) network of regional trade agreements. The United States has far fewer of these deals in the region.
That’s why it’s vital that America forge new networks for our trade in the Asia-Pacific, beginning with market-opening trade deals like the TransPacific Partnership.
The Iron Wolves Team #2709 of Perspectives/IIT Math & Science Academy (MSA)—a six-year-old public school with 82% of students from low-income families—competed in the 2014 FIRSTRobotics Midwest Regional at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, April 4-5, 2014. The Iron Wolves were part of the winning alliance at last year’s Midwest Regional that earned a spot to compete in their first ever FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®) Championship at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri.
Generous support is provided to the Iron Wolves from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Motorola Solutions Foundation. Their backing has helped the team travel to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio to compete in regional tournaments. The team is actively and publicly fund raising for additional support. Donations can be sent to the Iron Wolves at:
Iron Wolves Robotics Team 2709
Attention: Julie Puzon
3663 S. Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL 60653
1-(773)-358-6800
This year, team members were given six weeks to build a robot that could lift two-foot exercise balls and send them sailing through targets on a large court. The teens designed and constructed, programmed and researched until they had a 120-pound robot. The Iron Wolves Team #2709 faced more than 50 teams from the Midwest and as far away as Turkey at the three-day regional.
According to third-year team member Mario Franco, a junior at MSA, their robot (Baby Red) experienced some technical difficulties that hampered the team’s chances at being a part of the winning alliance. He acknowledged that the robot’s nimble and low-center of gravity were desirable qualities during competition, but in the end, “Baby Red’s” trouble catching and launching the game balls limited the team’s scoring potential.
“The atmosphere at the UIC Pavilion for the Midwest Regional is electric,” said Iron Wolves head coach and MSA math teacher Lorenzo Craig. “Adults and kids are having fun tinkering with robots, meeting new friends from all over and creating a safe space to enjoy STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).”
View more photos at Illinois First Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/illinoisfirst/
Photo credit: David Terry
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 16, 2021 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. During Sandhurst, 44 teams representing four U.S. service academies and 16 ROTC programs compete against one another in a variety of military related contests. (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Stephen Litterini)
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ParalympicsGB Swimmers, Jordan Catchpole aged 21, from Beccles competing, Reece Dunn aged 25, from Plymouth, wins gold in the 200m Freestyle S14 - Men event, Jordan Catchpole aged 21, from Beccles competing, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
ParalympicsGB is the name for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic Team that competes at the summer and winter Paralympic Games. The Team is selected and managed by the British Paralympic Association, in conjunction with the national governing bodies, and is made up of the best sportsmen and women who compete in the 22 summer and 4 winter sports on the Paralympic Programme.
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U.S. Army Africa teams compete at Army Ten-Miler
WASHINGTON, DC - Sunday, 4 October, 2009 - Two running teams representing U.S. Army Africa finished in the top ten percent of the more than 500 teams competing in the 25th Annual Army Ten-Miler this morning.
The road race is one of the largest in the world and is the Army's premier running event.
The race course started and finished at the Pentagon and ran through the nation's capital. Military and civilian runners come from all across the world to be part of this annual tradition.
Crossing the finish line first for the U.S. Army Africa Team was Adolph Dubose with a time of 62 minutes and change.
"Wow, there were so many runners - it was pretty exciting" Dubose said as he slurped back some cool water.
This was Dubose's first time in this event. "I felt my intensive training really paid off," he said.
New records were set in the Men's and Women's categories this year. With a blistering time of 46 minutes and 59 seconds, Alene Reta, 27 of New York City, NY, established the new course standard. For the women, Samia Akbar, 27, from Herndon, VA, broke last year's record with a time of 55 minutes and 25 seconds.
This year, 30,000 registered runners challenged the course through the District of Columbia under nearly perfect weather conditions.
US Army Photo: Cleared for public release.
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 16, 2021 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. During Sandhurst, 44 teams representing four U.S. service academies and 16 ROTC programs compete against one another in a variety of military related contests. (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Tyler Williams)
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ParalympicsGB Swimmer, Zara Mullooly aged 18, from Northampton, competing in the 50m Freestyle S10 - Women event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
ParalympicsGB is the name for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic Team that competes at the summer and winter Paralympic Games. The Team is selected and managed by the British Paralympic Association, in conjunction with the national governing bodies, and is made up of the best sportsmen and women who compete in the 22 summer and 4 winter sports on the Paralympic Programme.
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German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
Veterans compete in the table tennis event during the National Veterans Wheelchair Games at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex in Tempe, Arizona.
More than 300 Veterans from the U.S. and Great Britain will compete in this year's National Veterans Wheelchair Games July 7 - 12 in Tempe, Arizona. (REYNALDO LEAL/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Les competing at a club scramble in the south of England. At last BSA have a full 500 on sale to the general public - but too little, too late. The BSA competition shop has closed and the link between racing success by works riders and retail sales is broken.
Cadet companies and international teams compete in the Spring 2022 Sandhurst Competition (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Alexa Zammit).
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ParalympicsGB Swimmer, Eleanor Robinson aged 19, from Northampton, competing in the 50m Butterfly S6 - Women event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
ParalympicsGB is the name for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic Team that competes at the summer and winter Paralympic Games. The Team is selected and managed by the British Paralympic Association, in conjunction with the national governing bodies, and is made up of the best sportsmen and women who compete in the 22 summer and 4 winter sports on the Paralympic Programme.
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I've competed my 2024 Calendar of Alaskan Wildlife and Landscapes. They are printed on heavy paper with 4 color offset printing similar to what is done with magazines.
I have them for sale on my website www.budsalaskaphotos.com
I hope you'll consider helping my endeavors and ordering one or several. I think they make nice Christmas gifts.
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48 teams from across the world compete in the USMA Sandhurst military skills competition at West Point, New York. Saturday, April 30, 2022. (US Army photo by CDT Tyler Williams)
Cadet companies and international teams compete in the Spring 2022 Sandhurst Competition (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Alexa Zammit).
Cadet companies and international teams compete in the Spring 2022 Sandhurst Competition (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Alexa Zammit).
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ParalympicsGB Cyclist, Kadeena Cox aged 30, from Leeds, wins gold in the C4-5 - 500m Time Trial - Women event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
ParalympicsGB is the name for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic Team that competes at the summer and winter Paralympic Games. The Team is selected and managed by the British Paralympic Association, in conjunction with the national governing bodies, and is made up of the best sportsmen and women who compete in the 22 summer and 4 winter sports on the Paralympic Programme.
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Cadets compete in the 2012 Sandhurst Competition, sponsored by the West Point Department of Military Instruction, a two-day military training course at Camp Buckner at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition has run in various configurations since 1967. At its core, SANCOM is an inter-company competition for USMA. Each USMA Cadet Company and Visiting Team selects a 9-member Squad (at least one member must be female) with two alternates. This squad is required to perform a series of challenging military tasks during a rapid, non-tactical move along a partly-prescribed 8.2 mile route. Photo by Tommy Gilligan/West Point Public Affairs
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 16, 2021 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. During Sandhurst, 44 teams representing four U.S. service academies and 16 ROTC programs compete against one another in a variety of military related contests. (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Stephen Litterini)
To all riders who competed in this show at Fox Lea Farm on 11.6.11: If you see, like, copy or print any of these photos, I appreciate your appreciation. Since I am an amateur photographer, I do not charge a fee for use of my photos and hold a creative commons license so that someone who wants one of my photos is not limited by a fee or licensing. That being said, this fellow animal lover has a dog in trouble and not a budget to give him the help he needs. I have set up a ChipIn page to collect donations for my Corgi Sampson's $2,000+ surgery to fix a perineal hernia. Please click on the link below to read our anifamily's story and make donations via paypal. Any donation is greatly appreciated, but if you save my photos to your computer I would like to ask for $1 per photo saved and $5 donations per photo you decide to print. Sampson and his Corgi buddies Shiloh & Rusty, as well as their human family thank you!
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Fort Buchanan, PR: The 346th Transportation Battalion and the 471st Engineer Company competed for the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence (AAME), Phase two. This is a very demanding Department of the Army (DA) competition, which took place 28 Feb thru 4 March 2011.
A group of extremely prepared officers and non commissioned officers answered the call in proud representation of the two units. Master Sgt. Vicente Vazquez (Battalion Maintenance NCO) represented the Headquarters and headquarters Detachment, 346th Transportation Battalion. Staff Sgts. Juan Tirado, Alex Rancier and Spc. Thomas DeLeon represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company. Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Watson and Sgt. Tony D Vargas represented the 390th Transportation Company. Meanwhile, Sgt. 1st Class Ralph Marchese was competing for the 432nd Transportation Company and Sgt. Christian Mena represented the 268th Cargo Transfer Company.
Meanwhile, the 471st Engineer Company was also equally represented by Capt. Hector Mojica, Staff Sgt. Moises Melendez, Staff Sgt. Nidia Rodriguez, Sgt. Luis Ferreira, Sgt. Francys Hernandez and Spc. Bethzaida Peralta.
The evaluation consisted of an onsite detailed review of the maintenance program. “The 1st MSC units did an extremely well job with the evaluation”, said Chief Warrant Officer Four Nicole S. Rettmann, one of the AAME Evaluators. In addition, Sgt. Maj. Leon J. Chovan, another AAME evaluator, stated “Maintenance excellence is our goal (with this inspection)”.
Eleven Army Reserve units were nominated for phase 1 of the demanding competition. Only seven units complied with the high standards, survived the first phase and competed for phase 2. The scores will now be tallied to finally determine the winner. The AAME banquet will be held in Richmond, Va. on 12 May 2011.
The AAME winner will be the one that displays an expertise and professionalism in performing their tasks. Each unit is evaluated on their effectiveness in ensuring that Soldier competency is maintained. Assessments of each unit in the categories of attitude and effective leadership are rated with a benchmark based on those of past winners. The tenets of exceptional maintenance processes that were exhibited are validated and ranked. If you believe your unit should compete for next year’s inspections, go to Chapter 7 and Appendix D of AR 750-1, Army Materiel Maintenance Policy, and review the requirements.
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 16, 2021 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. During Sandhurst, 44 teams representing four U.S. service academies and 16 ROTC programs compete against one another in a variety of military related contests. (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Stephen Litterini)
German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
The Army West Point Boxing team hosts the 65th Annual Brigade Boxing Open to compete for who will be representing Army in the National Collegiate Boxing Association Championships, March 19th 2021, West Point NY (U.S. Army Photo by CDT Hannah Lamb)
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 29, 2022 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (U.S. Army Photo by John Pellino/USMA)
100 Cars Compete in the Largest Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Ever
Mooresville, NC - goo.gl/S9UbRh The 2014 @OUSCI was a bit different in many ways than years past. First off, the event took place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and secondly, the event was turned into a 2-day event. The two days turned out to be just what the doctor ordered as there were over 100 cars competing in the event.
@DetroitSpeedInc brought out the DSE 1970 #Camaro Test Car driven by Kyle Tucker and the DSE 2012 "White Monster" Camaro Test Car driven by Ryan Mathews. The two cars were stationed at Optima Alley during the @SEMAshow preparing for the event that took place the two days after SEMA.
There was a large contingent of DSE "Equipped" cars at this year's event. Everything from modern muscle to old 1960's original muscle were on hand ready to put the Detroit Speed suspension to the test during two grueling days of cone carving and high speed road course action.
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is a points based competition that is looking for the top street car in the country. The competition consists of the Detroit Speed sponsored "Road Rally," the speed-stop challenge, the autocross, the design and engineering challenge as well as the @BFGoodrichTires Hot Lap Challenge.
Saturday was the first day of the competition and started out with the autocross and speed-stop challenge. The competition was fierce and non-stop as competitor after competitor staged and prepared to lay it all on the line to be named the ultimate street car. Following a full day of action, the Detroit Speed Road Rally kicked off and cruised to Shelby American, Inc.
Sunday was the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge. The challenge was broken into 3 classes of competition, the novice, the advanced and finally the expert class. Each class was chalk full of DSE "Equipped" cars. It was a thrill to look up and down the staging area and see the DSE "Equipped" decal on so many amazing street machines. Ryan and Kyle ran hard in this event with Ryan finishing in 2nd place. Ryan and Bryan Johnson had their usual battle of 5th gens. It is great to see two DSE "Equipped" cars running up front in 2nd and 3rd place. The competitiveness between these two gentlemen is undeniable. The respect they have for one another is truly admirable and it shows out on the track as they battle neck and neck at virtually every event.
This has been by far the best OUSCI yet and we look forward to competing in the years to come. Congratulations to Danny Popp for his overall victory, Brandon Ranvek for his 2nd place finish and to Betim Berisha for finishing 3rd. We would also like to congratulate Bryan Johnson on capturing Detroit Speed's "Fastest Fifth Gen" award and for finishing in 4th place. DSE's own Ryan Mathews captured 5th place while Mark Stielow captured the Detroit Speed "Fastest American Iron Pre-1980" award in his amazing DSE Equipped Hellfire Camaro. Mark's Hellfire is an amazing build that he isn't afraid to get dirty. That's our kind of builder and vehicle, performance driven and track proven.
OUSCI 2014 Highlights
• This was the largest OUSCI ever with over 100 cars competing in the new 2-day format
• Bryan Johnson finished 4th overall and captured the Detroit Speed "Fastest Fifth Gen" Award in his DSE Equipped 2013 Camaro
• Mark Stielow won the Detroit Speed "Fastest American Iron Pre-1980" award in his DSE Equipped Hellfire 1969 Camaro
• Ryan Mathews finished 2nd in the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge and 5th overall in the DSE 2012 "White Monster" Camaro Test Car
• Congratulations to Jakey Sampson for putting down two great road course times for being only her second time on a road course
DSE “Equipped” Competitors at the 2014 OUSCI
Ryan Mathews - DSE 2012 "White Monster" Camaro Test Car
Kyle Tucker - DSE 1970 Camaro Test Car
Bryan Johnson - 2013 Camaro
Billy Utley - 1972 Nova
Mark Stielow - 1969 Camaro
Jake Rozelle - 1969 Camaro
Jordan Priestley - 2011 Camaro
Bob Bertelsen - 1969 C10
Cheryl Herrick - 1967 Nova
Sam Farrington - 1966 Chevelle
Brandy Phillips - 1972 C10
Deb Farrington - 1964 Chevelle
Tim Strange - 1969 Camaro
Dave Tucci - 1970 Mustang
Jakey Sampson - 2010 Camaro
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Athletes compete in swimming during the 2017 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games at University of Illinois at Chicago July 8, 2017. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. (DoD photo by Roger L. Wollenberg)
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ParalympicsGB Athlete, Ola Abidogun aged 28, from London, competing in the 100m T47 - Men event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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ParalympicsGB Swimmer, Stephanie Millward aged 39, from Corsham, competing in the 100m Backstroke S9 - Women event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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